Monday, Jan. 15

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Associated Press
Missile-alert mistake feeds doubts about a real emergency
Washington, Idaho officials say saving roadkill makes sense 
Oregon governor office: Zinke to reconsider drilling off Oregon
King’s words still inspire nearly 50 years after his death
Trump says program to protect ‘Dreamers’ is ‘probably dead’
Justices to hear Washington appeal of salmon habitat order
U.S. review shows pesticides harm threatened salmon, whales

Aberdeen Daily World
Hospital lays off 21, jobs outsourced
First United closes Revival shelter

Auburn Reporter
Lawmakers say DISCLOSE Act would bring campaign donations out of the shadows (Billig)
Gun rights activists call for a halt to five firearm bills
Legislators consider expanding voting rights

Bainbridge Island Review
State rep reflects on ‘the speech that inspired a nation’ (Hansen)
Back in the Majority, Senate Democrats moving fast to pass backlogged bills | 2018 Legislative Session (Pedersen, Cleveland, Billig)
Gun rights activists call for a halt to five firearm bills | 2018 Legislative Session
Water use set to weigh heavily on lawmakers | 2018 Legislative Session (Van De Wege)
Legislators consider expanding voting rights | 2018 Legislative Session

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Gov. Inslee’s climate-change advisers draw scrutiny 
After flip on Florida, Inslee wants Washington waters saved from drilling, too 

Bothell Reporter
High hopes for new leadership in Olympia | Guest editorial

Columbian
State pitches health insurance bill  (Cleveland, Cody)
Rep. Liz Pike announces retirement from politics

The Daily News
No sense in carbon tax  (Blake, Takko)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Proposed bill ties affordable housing with sales tax funds (Robinson)
Bald eagle no longer listed as ‘sensitive species’ in the state
Commentary: What’s love got to do with MLK Jr.’s dream?
Editorial: A nuclear war planner’s warning to U.S. and world

Federal Way Mirror
Gun rights activists call for a halt to five firearm bills (Blake)
Back in the majority, Senate Democrats moving fast to pass backlogged bills (Dhingra, Pedersen, Senn, Cleveland, Billig)
State lawmakers hear a proposal to outlaw sexual orientation conversion therapy (Liias)
Lawmakers seek to bring campaign donations out of the shadows (Billig)
Lawmakers consider expanding voting rights
New bill could put Washington salmon farms in jeopardy (Ranker)
Lawmaker unveils ambitious plan to protect Salish Sea (Ranker)

The Inlander
Washington’s school funding bill backfired for some districts

Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Back in the majority, Senate Democrats moving fast to pass backlogged bills (Dhingra, Pedersen, Senn, Cleveland, Billig)
Legislators consider expanding voting rights
Lawmaker unveils ambitious plan to protect Salish Sea (Ranker)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
New bill could put Washington salmon farms in jeopardy (Ranker, Van de Wege, McCoy
Governor rolls out carbon tax proposal (Nelson, Carlyle, Fitzgibbon)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Impact of new state school tax gets real
Voters to consider new Mason County high school
Editorial: Fixes for our ferry concerns
Op-ed: EPA funding critical to salmon and clean water

News Tribune (subscription required)
Democrats worry planned cuts to car-tab fees could endanger Tacoma light rail (Liias, Pellicciotti)
Editorial: Civic agenda: What we’ll stand up for in 2018

New York Times
Hopes Dim for DACA Deal as Lawmakers Battle Over Trump’s Immigration Remarks
Individual Mandate Now Gone, G.O.P. Targets the One for Employers

Olympian (subscription required)
Bill would make lying to Legislature illegal for state employees
Editorial: Public safety tax has put Olympia on better path
Opinion: Federal tax cuts make state tax reform urgent

Peninsula Daily News
Gun rights activists call for a halt to five firearm bills at state Capitol (Blake)
Health, environmental threats focus of legislative efforts for state senator (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Help wanted: Washington state seeks new official to recruit and retain aerospace companies
To lift paychecks, Treasury urges companies to act quickly on new tax law

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington state will require court order to release driver’s license info to immigration authorities
Even with majorities, Democrats in Olympia still wrestling with car-tab tax cut (Pellicciotti, Liias, Reeves)
Thousands expected to attend Seattle Women’s March, related events
After tough year, MLK rally unites Kent students across cliques, races and backgrounds
Enrollment in Washington state’s Obamacare could top last year’s
Gov. Inslee’s climate-change advisers draw scrutiny as his national profile rises
Westneat: Ideas for revamping old tunnel run through Seattle’s blind spot
Large: Martin Luther King Jr. predicted backlash against economic and racial progress
Editorial: Don’t use King’s legacy to disparage modern protesters
Opinion: Remembering MLK’s words of tolerance and justice for all
Opinion: On MLK Day, acknowledge the past to improve the future
Editorial: A laudable victory toward police reform
Editorial: Trump’s most recent slur confirms he is a racist

Spokesman Review
Spin Control: First week of the session featured tarpees and tourniquets
Greater campaign information required by bills (Billig)
Mead and Central Valley school districts seek bonds to keep up with growth

The Stranger
Legislative Deal Could Free Up $4.3 Billion For Construction Projects (Van De Wege)

Tri-City Herald 
Editorial: Note to Legislature: Fix water rights, approve capital budget (Van De Wege)

USA Today
Meet Trump in the middle. Come to the table and protect ‘dreamers

Washington Post
Trump says ‘I’m not a racist,’ accuses Democrats of impeding DACA deal

Wenatchee World
Welcome back, Washington legislators

West Seattle Herald
State Lawmakers hear a proposal to outlaw sexual orientation conversion therapy (Liias)

Whidbey News-Times
Not your typical house cats
Navy looks to send its sewage city’s way
Broad View Elementary School Literacy Night a fairy tale success

Yakima Herald Republic
State health insurance enrollment could top 2017 figures
Often less visible, Yakima area’s homeless youth and young adult population exploding
Rep. Newhouse receives briefing on Rattlesnake Ridge
‘Why not me?’ More women ask this question as they line up to run for office
Commentary: Farmworker housing falls victim to state water rights dispute
Editorial: Police are right not to sell guns from crimes
Editorial: Still working toward the dream of Martin Luther King Jr.

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Tighter gun laws up for debate in Olympia (Pedersen)
New drone video shows growing Rattlesnake Ridge crack
MLK rally, march planned in downtown Seattle Monday
Preparations underway for next weekend’s Women’s March in Seattle

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
‘An epidemic that’s killing this generation’ – state to declare opioid crisis
Cantwell, industry leaders voice concerns over national offshore drilling expansion plan
Procession route set for fallen Pierce County Sheriff deputy’s memorial service
Puget Sound ‘Dreamers’ respond as Trump tweets “DACA is probably dead”

KNKX FM
Opportunity Gap In Seattle Public Schools Getting Wider
Enviro Groups Cite Strong Support For Multiple Climate Action Policies In Wash. 
Gun Rights Advocates Rally In Olympia Against Bump Stock Ban, Enhanced Background Checks

KUOW FM
MAP: See where sea levels may rise in Seattle
How Likely Is Someone To Sexually Harass Others? This Scale Determines 
Inslee Wants Washington State To Declare Opioid ‘Public Health Crisis’  (Pollet)

Q13 TV (FOX)
Procession route announced for fallen Pierce County deputy
3 ways Martin Luther King Jr. speaks to our time
Organizers hope 2nd annual Women’s March will encourage widespread activism

Web

Civic Skunkworks
Seattle’s $15 minimum wage experiment is a success

Colorlines
States fight to safeguard open Internet against FCC net neutrality ruling (Hansen)

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Congress tells Trump climate change puts national security in peril

Slog
The case that doesn’t make Bob Ferguson look very good is going to the Supreme Court
WA legislators re-introduce bill to prote ct DREAMers from losing financial aid (Hansen, Frockt)

West Seattle Blog
After week one in Olympia, here’s what your state representatives are up to, from water to Sound Transit to bus-lane cameras (Cody, Fitzgibbon, Nelson)

Friday, Jan. 12

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Associated Press
State agency gives drivers’ info to immigration authorities
Cybersecurity firm: US Senate in Russian hackers’ crosshairs
Trump: Why allow immigrants from ‘shithole countries’?
Gov. Inslee wants Washington removed from drilling plan 
Sexual misconduct allegations topple many state lawmakers 
Trump work requirement rewrites health care rules for poor
Wal-Mart raises hourly wage to $11 then closes 63 Sam’s Clubs
Trump (sort of) denies vulgar comments about immigrants

Aberdeen Daily World
Hundreds attend candlelight vigil for former Hoquiam Police officer

Auburn Reporter 
Legislators consider expanding voting rights
Fortunato introduces legislation to protect privacy of concealed pistol license holders
For opponents of a carbon tax, an initiative threat looms
Inslee: ‘It’s our state’s destiny … to fight climate change’
Governor rolls out carbon tax proposal and Republicans balk (Nelson, Carlyle)
Senators propose ‘more appropriate’ reform of DWLS law (Frockt)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Capitol Campus gun rights rally expected to draw open-carry advocates 
Washington state will lower flags on Jan. 17 
Tax on sale of mobile devices would raise cash to boost investigation of online crimes against kids   (Sawyer, Ormsby)
Does Washington need a state fungi? These college kids think so 

Columbian
In Our View: Right to Fight Opioid Crisis

The Daily News
Committee meets Friday to decipher coal dock study

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Traffic’s going to worsen, but don’t worry, there’s a $40B plan (Hobbs)
County’s annual survey of homelessness planned Jan. 23
WaPo: Jeff Bezos donates $33 million to ‘dreamers’ scholarship fund
Editorial: Act would help solve looming elder care crisis (Robinson)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Salish Sea activists occupy the front steps of the state capitol (Ranker)
The economics of wildlife watching | Guest Column
Federal vessel rules are a win for orcas and whale watch boaters

News Tribune (subscription required)
State giving license information to ICE, investigation finds
State Farm leaving Tacoma in 2018. Hundreds face layoffs and uncertain futures
Black and Native American babies die twice as often as white infants in Washington
The doctor prescribed marijuana for the girl’s seizures. The school says it’s illegal
Tax on sale of mobile devices would raise cash to boost investigation of online crimes against kids (Sawyer, Ormsby)

New York Times
House Rejects Limits on Warrantless N.S.A. Spying
John Kasich and Jeb Bush Jr.: A Bad Idea on Immigration

Olympian (subscription required)
Capitol Campus gun rights rally expected to draw open-carry advocates
Editorial: Sessions re-declares war on 21st century

Peninsula Daily News
State bill takes aim at salmon farms (Ranker, Van De Wege, McCoy)
Meeting set in Sequim on net pen bills (Van De Wege, Chapman, Tharinger)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Warren Buffett’s influence over banks adds to succession risks
States push back after net neutrality repeal
Immigration agency’s sweep targets 7-Eleven stores in Washington and 16 other states

Seattle Times (subscription required)
‘Insulting’: Judge blisters defense for race allegations, upholds $15M verdict against Lakewood in killing of unarmed black man
Jeff Bezos donates $33 million to scholarship fund for ‘dreamers’
Washington state regularly gives drivers’ info to immigration authorities; Inslee orders temporary halt
Seattle-area rents drop significantly for first time this decade as new apartments sit empty
Racial equity in Seattle schools has a long, frustrating history — and it’s getting worse
Podcast: As Seattle faces an even worse traffic nightmare, do officials have a plan or are they just managing through the mess?
Inslee seeks meeting with interior secretary to try to shield Washington waters from drilling
States push back after net neutrality repeal
Expansion of AP computer science draws more girls and minorities
Editorial: Follow UW, WSU: Fully fund State Need Grant
Opinion: Fight to keep lawmakers’ records secret is a dud case — and it’s costing taxpayers
Opinion: Solar energy and agriculture can coexist, but not on prime land

Spokesman Review
With homelessness on the rise, Spokane organizations welcome federal dollars, fear state funds may be in peril
State agency gives drivers’ info to immigration authorities
Health insurance sign-ups clpose Monday in Washington
Washington could end net pens for fish by 2024 (McCoy)
WA Senate bill would ban conversion therapy (Liias)
Water law changes trickle forward (Van De Wege)
Attorney General says lawmaker records subject to disclosure
Panel urged to approve workplace protections (Cleveland, Saldana, Wellman)
2018 Washington Legislature faces heavy lifting on money for schools, construction projects, water rights law
Seeking ways to get more voters registered and casting ballots (Saldaña)

Tri-City Herald
Regulators to DOE: No more Hanford demolition until we say it’s safe 

USA Today
Trump administration offshore drilling move reeks of illegal political favoritism
Medicaid work requirements are a throwback to rejected racial stereotypes

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Imposing state carbon-emissions tax would hurt Washington

Washington Post
Jeff Bezos donates $33 million to scholarship fund for ‘dreamers’
Sen. Durbin, rebutting Trump, says president did utter ‘racist’ remarks

Whidbey News-Times
Lawmaker unveils ambitious plan to protect Salish Sea (Ranker)

Vancouver Business Journal
County council to discuss lifting cannabis ban
New paid sick leave law: How to avoid common mistakes
Women-owned businesses are on the rise

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KING5 TV (NBC)
‘Torture’ conversion therapy would be banned for LGBTQ teens under state law (Liias)
Gov. Inslee urges lawmakers to pass ‘bump stock ban’ law
400 sickened as Norovirus confirmed at Tacoma El Toro, suspected in U. Place
WA Dept. of Licensing regularly gave drivers’ info to immigration authorities: Report

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Parents plead for lawsuit rights on adult child wrongful death (Santos)

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Seattle Public Schools bracing for another possible bus driver strike
Father, son with DACA detained on Greyhound bus by Border Patrol in Spokane

KNKX FM
Amtrak Gives Oregon, Washington Timetable For Activating Safety Enhancements
A Fight Over Sovereign Tribal Rights In Canada Could Be Nearing It’s End
Ban On ‘Gay Conversion Therapy’ Could Make Progress In Olympia This Year
State Farm, A Major Tacoma Employer, Is Leaving\
Bill would open scholarships to some undocumented students in Washington (Hansen)

KUOW FM
‘Water in the streets’: a glimpse of the Northwest’s watery future

NW Public Radio
Ban On ‘Gay Conversion Therapy’ Could Make Progress In Olympia This Year

Q13 TV (FOX)
Report: State Department of Licensing gives residents’ personal information to ICE agents
WSP: All drivers must carry chains during winter weather or risk steep fines

Web

MyNorthwest.com
State bill would ban practicing gay conversion therapy (Liias)

Seattle P.I.
Report: State has been handing driver info to ICE
Poll: Many feel Trump is not fit to be president

Slog
Legislative deal could free up $4.3 million for construction projects (Van De Wege)

Thursday, Jan. 11

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Associated Press
Storm prompts mountain pass closures, warnings 
Judge: Seattle in full compliance with police reforms
Attorney general: Lawmaker records are subject to disclosure
Lawmakers in numerous states face sexual misconduct claims

Aberdeen Daily World
Could this be the year the death penalty is repealed in Washington state? (Pedersen)
New bill would deter state agency officials from misleading legislators

Auburn Reporter
Inslee: ‘It’s our state’s destiny … to fight climate change’
Senators propose ‘more appropriate’ reform of DWLS law (Frockt)
Governor rolls out carbon tax proposal and Republicans balk (Nelson, Carlyle)

Bainbridge Island Review
Bainbridge council flip-flops on controversial 305 bridge
State lawmakers to introduce ‘trigger modifications’ gun bill | 2018 Legislative Session
Governor rolls out carbon tax proposal and Republicans balk | 2018 Legislative Session (Nelson)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers in numerous states face sexual misconduct claims 
Could this be the year the death penalty is repealed in Washington state? 
Attorney General says lawmaker records subject to disclosure 

Bothell Reporter
For opponents of a carbon tax, an initiative threat looms

The Chronicle
Water Use, Hirst Decision Set to Weigh Heavily on State Lawmakers (Van De Wege)

Columbia Basin Herald
Bill would pay tuition in rural counties (Hansen, Chapman, Tharinger, Frame)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett mayor orders a coordinated response to gang violence
Study calls for more security in Washington courtrooms
Lawmakers may be facing last chance to price carbon their way
Milbank: Attacking Democrats won’t aid Dreamers in their fight
Editorial: Put all district options on the table for Everett

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Trump puts Washington coasts at risk from oil spill says Ranker (Ranker)
OPALCO appoints Peter Garlock of Lopez to board
School Board Recognition Month | Guest Column

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Ferries to install cell phone boosters to help signal-challenged Chimacum (Rolfes)

Longview Daily News
Kreidler proposes plan to stabilize rural health care markets  (Cleveland, Cody)

Maple Valley Reporter
For opponents of a carbon tax, an initiative threat looms

News Tribune (subscription required)
Could this be the year the death penalty is repealed in Washington state? (Pedersen)
Inslee’s carbon tax would raise costs for consumers, polluters to fund environmental projects
Editorial: More state budget transparency in 2018? Not with these loopholes

New York Times
States push back after net neutrality repeal (Hansen)
White House Backs States on Requiring Work for Medicaid
House Rejects Limits on Surveillance After Trump Roils Debate
House Republicans Issue a Hard-Line Plan on Immigration
What ‘Dreamers’ Say About the Great Immigration Debate
Immigration Agents Target 7-Eleven Stores in Push to Punish Employers

Peninsula Daily News
New wage, sick time laws affect business owners

Port Townsend Leader
Gov. Inslee lashes back at Sessions on marijuana (Sawyer)
Senate Democrats take early aim at gun legislation (Frockt, Dhingra, Darneille, Pedersen)

Puget Sound Business Journal
University of Washington opens state-of-the-art biotech building (Photos)
IRS paid $20 million to collect $6.7 million in tax debts

Seattle Times (subscription required)
More Washington students could get a meal in expanded breakfast-after-the-bell program (Stonier, Wellman)
Housing for homeless veterans threatened if Washington state lawmakers don’t pass construction budget (Springer)
Seattle police found in ‘full and effective compliance’ with court-ordered reforms
Highway 99 tunnel in Seattle will open to traffic this fall, the state and contractors say
Student test-score growth in Seattle Public Schools ranks high nationally, study says
Opioid deaths surge in Midwest and East, while West sees declines
Large: As in King’s time, civil-rights progress still requires fighting lies and promoting truth
Editorial: New regional transportation plan must put pragmatism over ideology
Opinion: Rural Washington hardest hit by Hirst water ruling

Spokesman Review
Washington House backs late breakfast programs at public schools (Stonier)
WSU researchers discover shrinking gene pool among Chinook salmon populations
Lawmakers seek task force to protect timber communities
Panel urged to approve workplace protections (Cleveland, Saldana)

USA Today
Recall of faulty lead poisoning test means kids need to be retested
Trump criticizes surveillance law his administration wants to extend, then reverses
House votes to renew surveillance law that collects Americans’ emails without warrants
Trump to tackle prison reform as part of Jared Kushner initiative
What is ‘chain migration’ and why does President Trump want to end it?
Canada increasingly convinced Trump wants to quit NAFTA

Washington Post
Decision to exempt Florida from offshore drilling sparks a bipartisan uproar
States may impose work requirements for Medicaid, Trump administration says
Walmart cites tax plan as it raises starting hourly wage to $11, expands parental leave and promises bonuses for some workers
Interior Dept. plans to move thousands of workers in the biggest reorganization in its history
Editorial: Excluding Florida from a new offshore drilling plan sure looks partisan
How California’s harrowing wildfires planted the seed for deadly mudslides

Wenatchee World
Hospital tech workers reject contract
WHS teachers voice schedule concerns

West Seattle Herald
Mayor Durkan delivers remarks following Judge Robart’s ruling on the consent decree
WSDOT looks at the year ahead for the SR 99 Tunnel; It could open as soon as this fall

Whidbey News-Times
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
New bill could put Washington salmon farms in jeopardy (Ranker, Van De Wege, McCoy)

Yakima Herald Republic
Photos: Aerial views of Rattlesnake Ridge and the Yakima Valley
Slide date keeps changing, but authorities caution that it could come at any time
Where there’s smoke, there’s a long-lasting human hazard

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington least prepared for earthquakes on West Coast
Bill to help sick Hanford workers gets new life (Keiser)
Car-tab relief proposal up for discussion in House (Pellicciotti, Clibborn)
Rattlesnake Ridge landslide: Yakima County declares disaster

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Amtrak details safety changes at first legislative hearing after deadly derailment
Republican lawmaker believes he has answer to the opioid epidemic

KNKX FM
‘Breakfast After The Bell’ May Be Coming Soon To Washington State (Stonier)
Bill Would Open Scholarships To Some Undocumented Students In Washington (Hansen)
A Child’s Death, A Legal Battle Over Her Burial, And A Proposed Change In The Law
How The Rollback Of Protections For Some Salvadoran Immigrants Will Affect Wash.
Desperate Cities Consider ‘Safe Injection’ Sites For Opioid Users

KUOW FM
Alcohol-Related ER Visits Soar, Especially Among Women
Washington lawmakers want to remove statute of limitations on rape cases 
Heatwaves, wildfires, high water: Climate change is ‘already here’ 
Community weighs in on affordable housing plans for Fort Lawton

NW Public Radio
Northwest 7-Eleven Stores Targeted In Nationwide ICE Raid
Salmon Plan Approved Allowing More Water Over Columbia River Dams
Washington House Passes Bill For Free School Breakfast Funding (Stonier)

Web

Civic Skunkworks
The Most important minimum wage paper in decades is good news for everyone

MyNorthwest.com
Lawmakers consider more traffic cameras (Reeves, Fitzgibbon)
Pollution a ‘better thing to tax’, state rep. says (Fitzgibbon)

Publicola
A House Bill Would Remove the Statute of Limitations for Felony Sex Offenses (Orwall, Macri, Dhingra)

Slog
AG Bob Ferguson takes on Jeff Sessions in Newsweek
ICE cracks down on 7-Elevens in pre-dawn raid

West Seattle Blog
Admiral Neighborhood Association’s biggest question for City Councilmember Lisa Herbold

Wednesday, Jan. 10

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Associated Press
Judge blocks Trump decision to end young immigrant program
Teacher handcuffed, jailed after questioning pay policies
Ohio imposes strict rule on workers’ back surgery, opioids 
US employers post fewer jobs in November for second month
No bail for suspect in death of Pierce County deputy
Inslee makes pitch for carbon tax in annual address (Sullivan)
State lawmakers return to Capitol amid protests (Hobbs, Hasegawa)

Auburn Reporter
Activists try to occupy the front steps of the state capitol (Ranker)

Bainbridge Island Review
Activists try to occupy the front steps of the state capitol | 2018 Legislative Session (Ranker)
Despite new majority, state Democrats won’t scramble for a capital gains tax | 2018 Legislative Session (Nelson, Dhingra)
Gov. Inslee lashes back at Sessions on marijuana

BattleGround Reflector
Sen. Rivers returns to Olympia in the minority (Cleveland)

Bellevue Reporter
Fully funding education, passing capital budget top focus this legislative session (Clibborn, Fitzgibbon, McBride, Palumbo, Springer, Wellman, Senn, Mullet, Goodman)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
A fallen officer brings tears and tributes as his procession weaves through city streets 
Inslee’s carbon tax would raise costs for consumers, polluters to fund environmental projects (Chopp, Sullivan)

Bothell Reporter
1st District legislators talk priorities for 2018 session  (Palumbo, Kloba, Stanford)

Capital Press
Democrats’ well bill seen as too stingy with water  (Van De Wege)

The Chronicle
State Insurance Commissioner Proposes Law to Help Stabilize Health Insurance Market  (Cleveland, Cody)

Columbian
In Our View: Enact Voting Rights Act

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Inslee: ‘It’s our state’s destiny … to fight climate change’
Property owners appealing school district’s value of their homes
Rampell: Why Trump can’t take credit for stock market’s boom
Milbank: We’ve got a whole ‘Animal Farm’ of stable geniuses
Editorial: Put all district options on the table for Everett

The Island Guardian
Atlantic Salmon Net Pen Solution Proposed
Orca & Salish Sea A Priority In 2018 Legislature Session (Ranker)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
County road may be relocated due to climate change predictions

Kirkland Reporter
45th district Dems give priority preview (Dhingra, Goodman)
1st District legislators talk priorities for 2018 session (Palumbo, Kloba, Stanford)

Kitsap Daily News
Op-Ed: Bipartisanship is not a bad word (Appleton)

Longview Daily News
Kreidler proposes plan to stabilize rural health care markets (Cleveland, Cody)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Inslee’s carbon tax would raise costs for consumers, polluters to fund environmental projects (Chopp, Sullivan)
Editorial: Another tragic local peace officer portrait of courage

New York Times
DACA Program Must Stay in Place for Now, Judge Says
California Mudslide Toll Reaches 15
Feinstein Releases Transcript of Dossier Firm’s Testimony
South Korea’s Leader Credits Trump for Opening With North

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: OLYMPIAN AGENDA: Priorities for 2018

Peninsula Daily News
State Sen. Doug Ericksen not taking job in the Trump administration

Seattle Times (subscription required)
‘How the sausage is made’: Legal pressure helped Airbnb host in Seattle win special deal
Puget Sound fish farmers say banning Atlantic salmon operations would be unfair (Ranker, Chase)
To satisfy feds, Washington state clarifies graduation and other goals in its ESSA plan
The death blow environmentalists wanted? Port commission vote likely dooms Columbia River oil terminal
Westneat: Surprise oil fight may be part of the method to Trump’s madness
Editorial: Seattle should work with, not fight, charter schools
Pollet: Lift lives and incomes by investing in community colleges

Spokesman Review
Inslee calls for carbon tax to fight climate change (Fitzgibbon, Carlyle)
Inslee: Speed up school funding, leave a legacy of a cleaner environment
Judge’s study calls for more security in Washington courtrooms
WSU-Spokane to expand graduate degrees at medical school
Gallery: Gov. Jay Inslee state of the state address

Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Lawmakers must push through new voting law 

USA Today
Deaths and hospitalizations rise as flu season hits full swing
Children’s health insurance program hangs in limbo as Congress struggles to extend it

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
VISD Superintendent Michael Soltman resigns, will finish out school year

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
State’s utilities ordered to track tax savings

Washington Post
With fate of ‘dreamers’ on the line, Democrats ponder whether to force a shutdown
White House calls judge’s order keeping DACA protections in place ‘outrageous’
South Korean president credits Trump with bringing North Korea to the table
‘Like a World War I battlefield’: At least 15 dead as mudslides wipe away Southern California homes

Wenatchee World
Bipartisan bill would allow Leavenworth to burn yard waste (Carlyle)

West Seattle Herald
Seattle Public Schools bus drivers strike looms over wages and retirement benefits

Whidbey News-Times
Port commissioners dismissed from lawsuit

Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima lags well behind state, U.S. in high school graduates
Editorial: Congressional panel’s vote offers reset on Ex-Im Bank

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KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Washington’s counting on $741M in pot revenue amid Trump administration threat
Republicans poised to defy governor, state Supreme Court on education spending
Republican lawmaker believes he has answer to the opioid epidemic

KNKX FM
Inslee Proposes New Version Of Carbon Tax
Future of Washington’s Salmon Net Pen Aquaculture Debated At Hearing In Olympia (McCoy, Ranker)

KUOW FM
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Decision To End DACA

KXLY
2018 Legislative Session preview: Here’s what you can expect (Riccelli)

NPR
Washington Law Targeting Domestic Abusers Yields Report Of 71 Attempted Gun Buys

NW Public Radio
Washington Insurance Commissioner Wants New Law To Stabilize Health

Web

Crosscut
A farming tale
Offshore oil, gas drilling is headed to the Pacific Northwest
Inslee has a plan to fund schools — but no one else does (Hobbs, Sullivan)

MyNorthwest.com
7 takeaways from Gov. Inslee’s State of the State

Publicola
A House Bill Would Remove the Statute of Limitations for Felony Sex Offenses (Orwall, Macri, Dhingra)

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Keep oil drilling rigs off coasts, senators tell Interior secretary
Connelly: Inslee calls for carbon tax, ending death penalty, Election Day registration

Slog
Hey, look, a bill that addresses car tab fees without f***ing over Sound Transit (Reeves)
The Senate vote on net neutrality is doomed – but here’s why it matters, anyway

Tuesday, Jan. 9

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Associated Press
Washington lawmakers kick off 60 day session (Hobbs, Hasegawa)
Guns sold by police end up at new crime scenes across state
Deputy killed in Pierce County was Navy veteran, father of three boys
Debate simmers over police selling seized guns 
Sen. Doug Ericksen says rumors about EPA job false 
U.S. to end status for nearly 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants

Aberdeen Daily World
Slain Pierce County Deputy started his career in 2009 with Hoquiam PD
Contanda looks to expand Port property, but crude oil not part of their plans

Bainbridge Island Review
Gov. Inslee lashes back at Sessions on marijuana
Coffee with the Superintendent
Senate Democrats take early aim at gun legislation | 2018 Legislative Session (Pedersen, Frockt, Dhingra, Darneille)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
‘They’re scared of the mountain.’ Residents evacuate before potential landslide on Rattlesnake Ridge 

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lots to do in 60 days as state lawmakers open their session (Hobbs, Hasegawa)
Editorial: Trump, Sessions surrendering to opioids

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Washington State Ferries management in San Juans | Guest Column

Kent Reporter
South King County legislators make legislative history (Orwall, Keiser)

Kirkland Reporter
Eastside Muslim Safety Forum brings awareness to cultural understanding, crime prevention

News Tribune (subscription required)
Climate Countdown rally held on the opening day of the 2018 session
Under pressure, Trump team backs off proposal to cull foreign tech workforce
Editorial: Sick leave law may boost public health

New York Times
U.S. Orders Out Nearly 200,000 Salvadorans
Mueller Positions for Trump Interview, as Lawyers Assess Risk
Seen as Unready for Next Downturn, Fed Is Urged to Change
Editorial: Republicans in Congress are failing America’s children

Olympian (subscription required)
Sen. Hunt floats idea of ferry service between Olympia and Seattle
Opinion: Elder Orphans – the growing number of people who age alone

Peninsula Daily News
McCleary funding, capital budget still the focus for state Legislature  (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman, Dhingra)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle’s popularity among foreign real estate investors rises as the Bay Area’s drops

Redmond Reporter
New recycling rule on tap at King County transfer stations and drop boxes
LWSD places bond, levies on February ballot

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of Pierce County sheriff’s deputy
Seattle school-bus drivers say longer strike ‘all but imminent’
King County halts all police-shooting inquests pending committee’s review
School stats: New system for evaluating teachers may have triggered hiring spree
Washington state regulators: Pass corporate tax cuts on to customers of investor-owned utilities
Not everyone needs a 4-year college, auditor’s office says, so schools should do better job with career training
Zika cases retreat widely, but experts remain worried
Editorial: Misleading marketing of opioids has cost local communities
Opinion: We can fix our state’s broken, unfair tax system

Snoqualmie-Valley Record
Fully funding education, passing capital budget top focus this legislative session (Clibborn)

Spokesman Review
Legislature opens amid protests, calls for action (Chopp)
Bill would allow more new wells for domestic use (Van De Wege)
Idaho governor pitches tax cuts

The Suburban Times
Op-ed: Marijuana locally should be banned (Sawyer, Kirby)

USA Today
Credit card debt hits new record, raising warning sign

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Caution urged in pushing pace of state education funding timeline

Washington Post
White House struggles to silence talk of Trump’s mental fitness
Trump-appointed regulators unanimously reject plan to rescue coal and nuclear plants
HHS secretary nominee Alex Azar to face questions at confirmation hearing
Court to weigh if one parent has the right to use frozen embryos if the other objects

Wenatchee World
Board changes school name to Lee Elementary
Post-McCleary, tax levies start their rise

West Seattle Herald
Seattle Public Schools bus drivers strike looms over wages and retirement benefits
State lawmakers to introduce “trigger modifications” gun bill
Port of Seattle announces anti-human trafficking policies

Yakima Herald Republic
Officials say using a third-party geologist on Rattlesnake Ridge eases concerns of bias
Washington state needs to do better at career education, audit report says

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
‘He was part of our family’: Yelm mourns Deputy McCartney
What makes Rattlesnake Ridge different from Oso slide?
Seattle school bus driver strike ‘all but imminent’ after contract rejected
GeekWire: LimeBike rolling out electric bicycles in Seattle
Project to get opioid addicts off streets, into treatment has lawmaker seeking funds

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Outpouring of support, condolences for fallen Pierce Co. Deputy McCartney
New study shows state’s courthouses don’t have enough security
Seattle school bus drivers reject benefits package, could strike again

KNKX FM
As Democrats Prepare To Take Control Of Olympia, Partisanship Flares (Chopp, Sullivan)
‘This Job Is Not So Easy’: Former Colleague Reacts To Death Of Pierce County Deputy
Washington State Senator Not Taking A Job With Trump Administration
Climate Activists Urge Washington Lawmakers To Take Action In 2018
Environmental Concerns Top Of Mind As Lawmakers Reconvene In Olympia

KUOW FM
Washington could legalize homegrown cannabis this year (Sawyer)
New Report Shows Weather Disasters In 2017 Cost More Than $300 Billion

NW Public Radio
Alaska Airlines Workers To Get $1,000 Bonuses After Tax Cut Trump Signed
Climate Activists Urge Washington Lawmakers To Take Action In 2018
Evergreen State College Copes With Fallout, Months After ‘Day Of Absence’ Sparked National Debate
In Compromise, East Wenatchee School Board Will Rename Robert E. Lee Elementary
Money From Washington Carbon Tax Should Go To Rural Areas, DNR Commissioner Says
Pierce County Deputy Killed Near Tacoma In Confrontation With Burglary Suspects

Q13 TV (FOX)
Community shares memories, mourns loss of Pierce County Deputy killed in action
Seattle Public Schools warns of a potential bus drivers’ strike

Spokane Public Radio
Issues and wishes for upcoming legislative sessions (Springer, Riccelli, Billig, Nelson)

Web

Crosscut
No ‘I do’ for Sen. Doug Ericksen and Trump’s EPA. Yet

Fast Company
California’s first stab at net neutrality law is more like a pinprick (Hansen)

My Columbia Basin
Washington a leader for National Board Certification

Publicola
City’s Inauguration Ceremony Filled with Trump Censures and Pats on the Back

Slog
Under this bill, your boss couldn’t stop you from talking about salary (Senn)
King County puts the brakes on police shooting inquests
Two very different stories about Alaska Airlines’ $1000 Trump tax bonus to employees
State Sen. Doug Ericken says he’s not joining Trump’s EPA after all
The Cannabis Alliance summit carried on as usual despite AG Sessions declaring war on legal weed

West Seattle Blog
ANOTHER SCHOOL-BUS STRIKE? Seattle drivers reject newest First Student offer